Monthly Events:
The WTM or Wellness Through Mindfulness is a community dedicated to offering free teachings on Mindfulness and related topics. It’s our goal to give you events that provide learning and experiences that allow you to continue to deepen your mindfulness practice. Events will include a talk, guided meditation, and time for questions and discussion. These events are suitable for all levels of practice. A few key points when registering:
- Events are scheduled on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 7 – 8:30 pm.
- These are free events.
- They are offered as In Person meetings.
- Join us for the In Person meeting at the Shaganappi Community Association Hall (2516 14 Ave SW, Calgary AB T3C 3V2)
- Join us for Tea at the In Person meetings at 6:30 – 7pm for a chat and to create community.
Please bring Indoor shoes for the meeting - For environmental reasons if you can please bring your own tea cup.
- If you would like to volunteer to help set up the hall please come at 6:15pm
- If you have any outstanding Library Books please bring them back to the In Person meeting
- After you register for the event, you will be sent a confirmation email with registration details on how to connect and participate in person.
- If you are unable to attend the live event, know that you can always view the talk on our website one week after the original date.
DONATIONS
At WTM all the events are offered free. The speakers and organizers are not paid. However we do have costs to keep these events happening. If you feel that they have been of benefit to you a donation would be greatly appreciated..
Click here to read more how as little as a $5 donation for each event can help and how to donate.
EDUCATIONAL FORUMS
These sessions are provided strictly with the intention to provide education. It is not a forum intended to deal with specific personal issues one might have. Wellness Through Mindfulness and the participating speakers’ content and presentations are not to be used as a substitute for counselling, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, mental health care, substance abuse treatment, or other professional advice by legal, medical, or other qualified professionals. It is the participant’s exclusive responsibility to seek such independent professional guidance as needed.
COVID POLICY
To our wonderful WTM community,
First of all, thank you for your ongoing support and participation in our past events. We care deeply about you, and the health of those around you, both here in our city and the extended communities we travel and interact with. As a result, we’ve been reluctant to return to in-person events, but given recent Provincial guidelines, we have decided to return to hosting our events in-person and online from the Shaganappi Community Centre. The past couple of years have not been an easy time adapting to the demands COVID 19, but we are ready to come back together in mindful, non-harming ways.
We invite you to make the choice that is right for you while attending our events in person with the following considerations:
- If you are feeling unwell, please do not attend our live events.
- Use hand sanitizer or wash your hands upon arriving and leaving, after using a washroom, or if you’ve eaten.
- Masking and vaccinations are recommended but not required
- It is the responsibility of the individual to determine your personal risk. WTM will not be held responsible for any incidents of contracting COVID 19 after attending a live event.
If you have any sign of a flu, cold, or were recently diagnosed with COVID 19 we’ve implemented this policy to ensure we offer our events to the community in the safest possible way.
We respect and honour all your choices. We are happy to see you online or in person. It’s your participation in this community that makes it so special and worthwhile. We hope to do our part in keeping this, and the extended community safe and healthy.
Please email us with any questions or concerns.
The WTM Team
Schedule of Events:
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After registering, if you are experiencing any problems accessing the event on the day of the meeting you can send a message to wtm.yyc@gmail.com
Beyond Being and Doing:
A Mindful Look at Experiencing Life
October 5, 2023 – 7:00 – 8:30pm
led by Dr. Allan Donsky
This presentation will explore the common view that our life consists of a separate physical body that “has” discrete thoughts, feelings, experiences, and relationships. When seen in this self-centred way, we miss out on another reality where we can encounter life as a more dynamic, fluid, integrated and holistic experience. When our body, our being, and what we do starts to merge, it leads to a greater wisdom, sustainability and flourishing.
In Person at the Shaganappi Community Association Hall (2516 14 Ave SW, Calgary)
Join us for tea at the hall at 6:30pm
Click Here to Register Now
After registering, if you are experiencing any problems accessing the event on the day of the meeting you can send a message to wtm.yyc@gmail.com
When is a Story Not a Story?
October 19, 2023 – 7:00 – 8:30pm
led by Mary Wallis Ph.D.
People have always relied on stories to define themselves and explain the world, but stories can also be a hindrance to insight. What happens if we consider the end of our reliance on narrative as the true beginning of the spiritual life?
In Person at the Shaganappi Community Association Hall (2516 14 Ave SW, Calgary)
Join us for tea at the hall at 6:30pm
Click Here to Register Now
After registering, if you are experiencing any problems accessing the event on the day of the meeting you can send a message to wtm.yyc@gmail.com
Five Steps to Freedom
November 2, 2023 – 7:00 – 8:30pm
led by Dr. Leslie Ellestad
In the process of developing a mindfulness meditation practice, we will experience a variety of obstacles to our eventual freedom. In this session we will explore a five step process for meeting our challenges: patience, letting be, interest, love and spaciousness.
In Person at the Shaganappi Community Association Hall (2516 14 Ave SW, Calgary)
Join us for tea at the hall at 6:30pm
COURSES
Introduction to Mindfulness:
Basic Meditation Practice
and
Applications for Daily Life
An eight session course presented by Anne Mahoney, Ph.D., R.Psych, C.TRE Provider
Wednesday, September 20 – Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention. It brings us directly to the present moment and teaches us to cut through our conceptual framework and our habitual patterns. It provides a fresh, clear perspective and enhances our ability to be present and engaged with what is happening within and around us. Mindfulness can be applied in any situation. Therefore it is an ideal tool for both the workplace and daily life. With mindfulness we can learn to respond rather than react too difficult and unpleasant events. Responding rather than reacting (internally or externally) is the key to a healthier, less stressful life.
The objectives of this course are:
(1) to introduce you to the basic principles of mindfulness and to give you the tools necessary to begin a meditation practice;
(2) to expand and adapt your mindful meditation practice to all aspects of your life.
This eight session course will be offered via Zoom.
The Zoom link will be provided to registered participants closer to course start date.
Instructor: Anne Mahoney, Ph.D., R.Psych, C.TRE Provider
Dates : Wednesday, September 20 – Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Time: 12pm – 1pm
Cost: $250.00
To register please contact Anne at 403-270-8450 or email mahoneycoleman@shaw.ca
NEW TOPIC OR SPEAKER
We are always looking for interesting speakers and topics to present at the WTM. If you have an idea for a speaker or topic please email your thoughts to: wtm.thebreathproject.org
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